High School

Welcome to Valley Christian High School Academic and College Counseling. Our goal is to partner with students, parents, and teachers to prayerfully identify the needs, aptitudes, and goals of each student and to provide academic and college/career planning. In order to effectively counsel and care for students, each family will be assigned a counselor to partner with throughout all four years of high school. This will allow counselors to build meaningful relationships with parents and students. It will also enable counselors to better understand each student’s strengths and goals."For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10).

“That you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10)

The transition from high school to college marks a significant point in a student’s experience, and the VCHS counseling team is available to provide support, professional advising, resources, and direction. Below is a list of services designed to guide students and parents through the college search and application process.

Parent/Student College Workshop is a Saturday event with breakout sessions covering a variety of college admissions topics

College tours led by VCHS counselors. Past trips have included Boston, New York, Philadelphia, the Pacific Northwest, the Southern States, and Southern California

Naviance offering students and parents interactive surveys, college search and comparison tools, college profiles with VCHS data, scattergrams of past applications from VCHS, local scholarships and aid opportunities, and much more.

Over 200 college admissions representatives are scheduled throughout the year to meet with students

Annual Christian College Fair at VCHS

Guest speakers on college essay writing, tips, and applying for financial aid and scholarships

Recommendation Letters and Secondary School Reporting

College Application and essay assistance available for seniors during the summer, optional tutorials, and afterschool

Individual Junior and Senior family meetings to discuss college goals and to create a plan for college applications

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior College Family Nights provide a broad overview of timelines and the college application process

Test Prep Seminars offered throughout the year, including SAT and ACT seminars. Benchmark tests are administered at the start of the class, followed by a diagnostic test at the end of the course to evaluate student improvement

College/Career Day held in November offers breakout sessions tailored for all grade levels

NCAA and NAIA Athletic Recruitment Counseling

Sixty percent of Valley Christian students participate in a sport. The counseling team strives to provide individual counseling for our athletes interested in seeking opportunities to continue playing at the collegiate level.

Each student-athlete expressing a desire to play college sports is given an individual college counseling appointment during the month of November